Zelanophilus provocator is a species of centipede in the Zelanophilidae family.

It was first described in 1891 by British zoologist Reginald Innes Pocock.

[1][2] The original description of this species is based on two male specimens with 69 pairs of legs and reports a length of 59 mm,[1] but other specimens indicate that this species can have from 67 to 77 pairs and that females can reach 75 mm in length.

[3] The type locality is Wellington.

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